topic Re: FileDIA keeps resetting in AutoCAD Electrical Forum

FileDIA keeps resetting

Snettles7 — Tue, 15 Mar 2022 13:53:25 GMT

everytime i close out of Autocad Electrical, my FileDia resets back to 0 even though it is preferred at 1. how can i fix this so that i dont have to keep switching it back.

Re: FileDIA keeps resetting

testsubject — Tue, 15 Mar 2022 14:37:01 GMT

Frequently, ACE will turn FILEDIA off while it is doing something and then turn it back one when done. If it gets interrupted during this time and you get shut down, FILEDIA is left at 0.

Many of us have added this {"FILEDIA" 1} to the wd.env to force it back on. (It is located under this heading "* Project and drawing-related paths and settings")

WD_OPEN_DWG,(command "_.ZOOM" "_E" "FILEDIA" 1)

Re: FileDIA keeps resetting

Snettles7 — Tue, 15 Mar 2022 14:53:17 GMT

how do you Edit WD.ENV?

Re: FileDIA keeps resetting

testsubject — Tue, 15 Mar 2022 15:47:02 GMT

You can edit it in Notepad. Just do it while Autocad is closed.

Re: FileDIA keeps resetting

Snettles7 — Thu, 17 Mar 2022 13:22:36 GMT

i updated the wd.env file its still not flipping the FileDIA to 1.

Re: FileDIA keeps resetting

rhesusminus — Thu, 17 Mar 2022 13:26:21 GMT

Did you also remove the asterisk in front of that line?
Maybe you can share a screenshot of that part of the wd.env file?

Re: FileDIA keeps resetting

Snettles7 — Thu, 17 Mar 2022 13:38:34 GMT

i removed the asterisk still not working.

Re: FileDIA keeps resetting

rhesusminus — Thu, 17 Mar 2022 13:43:54 GMT

Only thing I can see is WD_OPEN_DWg , not WD_OPEN_DWG

Does it make any difference?

This will only apply when you open the drawing from the project manager, by double-click or right-click+open

Re: FileDIA keeps resetting

Snettles7 — Thu, 17 Mar 2022 13:45:52 GMT

no still not working.

Re: FileDIA keeps resetting

rhesusminus — Thu, 17 Mar 2022 13:51:15 GMT

What is not working?

Isn't that code executed? Isn't any drawings opened? Any error messages?

Press F2 after opening the drawing to see the command line history.

This is what mine says after opening a drawing:

Opening an AutoCAD 2018 format file. Regenerating model. AutoCAD menu utilities loaded. AutoCAD Electrical menu utilities loaded. Command: Autodesk DWG. This file is a TrustedDWG last saved by an Autodesk application or Autodesk licensed application. Command: Command: Command: (PROGN (COMMAND "ZOOM" "E")(SETVAR "FILEDIA" 1)) ZOOM Specify corner of window, enter a scale factor (nX or nXP), or [All/Center/Dynamic/Extents/Previous/Scale/Window/Object] <real time>: E Command: 1 Command:

Re: FileDIA keeps resetting

Snettles7 — Thu, 17 Mar 2022 14:00:10 GMT

My FileDIA keeps resetting back to 0

Re: FileDIA keeps resetting

johnfraser3019 — Thu, 17 Mar 2022 14:03:37 GMT

I think your missing a comma after your closing bracket:

Regards,

John

Re: FileDIA keeps resetting

Snettles7 — Thu, 17 Mar 2022 14:22:03 GMT

made this update. still not working, i even tried restarting my computer. still once i open autocad FileDIA resets back to 0.

Re: FileDIA keeps resetting

rhesusminus — Thu, 17 Mar 2022 16:13:50 GMT

Are you able to OPEN any drawings?

We're really trying to help you here, with a minimal amount of information.

If your car won't start, repeating "my car won't start" isn't really helpful to the ones trying to help you 🙂

Re: FileDIA keeps resetting

testsubject — Thu, 17 Mar 2022 16:36:10 GMT

It looks like you are also missing the space between [command] and ["_.ZOOM" "_E"]

The command line will not start without this space.

This is what the whole line should look like.

WD_OPEN_DWG,(command "_.ZOOM" "_E" "FILEDIA" 1), AutoLISP prog or expression to autoexecute when dwg opened from PROJ dlg

Also, to be clear, this only works if opening drawings with AutoCAD Electrical Project Manager. If you try to open a dwg from Autocad's "Open" command it will not work.

Re: FileDIA keeps resetting

Snettles7 — Thu, 17 Mar 2022 16:51:58 GMT

Thank you.

Re: FileDIA keeps resetting

hwhite — Fri, 20 May 2022 19:29:09 GMT

You may want to look at this article as well, it is an alternative option that will work whether you use the Project Manager or not, and also works in other flavors of ACAD.

https://resources.imaginit.com/support-blog/autocad-electrical-filedia-resets-to-0

Re: FileDIA keeps resetting

johnfraser3019 — Fri, 20 May 2022 19:43:42 GMT

I've used both methods. I prefer the acad.lsp approach from the article you linked, it's just seems to be a little more seamless to me.